Neymar wrote in an Instagram post: "I can say that this is the saddest moment of my career, it is incredibly painful because we knew we could get there, we knew we had conditions to go further, to make history.

"But it was not this time. It's hard to find the strength to play soccer again, but I'm sure God will give me strength enough to face anything, so I'll never stop thanking God, even in defeat ... because I know that your way is much better than mine. I'm very happy to be part of this team, I'm proud of all the players. Our dream was interrupted but they didn't get it out of our head or our hearts."